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The Onslow County News And Views
Jacksonville, Onslow County, North Carolina
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Army physicians in Heidelberg, Germany, report that General George S. Patton, paralyzed from the neck down due to a vertebral dislocation, has a good chance to walk again but risks lifelong crippling.
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Heidelberg, Germany (AP)
Many surgeons attending Gen. George S. Patton said tonight there was a good chance he might be able to walk again but cautioned that there is always the possibility the general might be crippled for life.
Col. Lauren E. Ball, Harlan, Ky., commanding officer in the Army hospital where Patton has been paralyzed from the neck down, said dislocation of the vertebrae in Patton's neck was caused but was still impossible to determine how much damage had been done to the spinal cord.
He explained it would take some time alone to tell whether Patton would again be able to walk.
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Heidelberg, Germany
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Tonight
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paralyzed from the neck down; good chance to walk again but possible lifelong crippling; damage to spinal cord extent unknown
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Surgeons attending Gen. George S. Patton stated there is a good chance he might walk again despite being paralyzed from the neck down due to vertebral dislocation in his neck. Col. Lauren E. Ball, commanding officer at the Army hospital, noted it is impossible to determine spinal cord damage yet and will take time to assess if he can walk.